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单词 hierophant
释义
hi·er·o·phant (hīər-ə-fănt, hīrə-, hī-ĕrə-fənt)
n.
1. An ancient Greek priest who interpreted sacred mysteries, especially the priest of the Eleusinian mysteries.
2. An interpreter of sacred mysteries or arcane knowledge.
3. One who explains or makes a commentary.

[Late Latin hierophanta, from Greek hierophantēs : hieros, holy; see eis- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots + -phantēs, one who shows (from phainein, phan-, to show; see bhā-1 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots).]

hier·o·phantic adj.
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